Supporting Public Consultation Through Place
Public consultation is a critical part of regeneration and development, but it often happens away from the place it is discussing.
Residents are asked to imagine change through documents, boards, and meetings that sit outside the physical context of the site itself.
6DPixie is a spatial engagement platform developed by Gazooky Studios to support public consultation by linking clear, accessible information directly to real-world locations, allowing people to encounter proposals where change is actually happening.
The Challenge with Traditional Consultation
Across regeneration projects, consultation materials are typically experienced in fixed locations, at fixed times. While these methods remain important, they can unintentionally exclude people who cannot attend events or who struggle to translate abstract plans into an understanding of real streets and spaces.
At the same time, planning teams and regeneration officers are under increasing pressure to demonstrate meaningful engagement, not simply attendance or submission numbers. Engagement fatigue is common, particularly on long-running or complex schemes, and public understanding can diminish as projects move through multiple phases.
Consultation That Happens On Site
6DPixie allows engagement content (including text, images, audio explainers and visual material) to be linked to specific locations across a site.
As people move through an area, they can access concise, relevant information triggered by where they are standing, providing context that supports understanding rather than overwhelming it. The approach is deliberately lightweight: no app downloads, no hardware, and no permanent installation.
The platform is designed to sit alongside existing consultation activity, offering an additional way for people to engage in their own time, as part of their normal movement through a place.
Supporting Regeneration & Planning
While public consultation is often the entry point, teams also use 6DPixie across other stages of regeneration:
Pre-application engagement
Helps residents and stakeholders understand early proposals in situ, generating informed feedback before plans are fixed.
Public consultation
Supports statutory consultation by allowing people to encounter clear, location-specific information as they move through the site, reducing reliance on meetings alone.
Meanwhile use & site activation
Provides context and narrative during demolition and construction phases, helping active sites feel intentional rather than confusing or closed off.
Post-approval storytelling
Explains approved schemes and phased delivery over time, maintaining transparency and public understanding as developments progress.
How a Typical Pilot Works
Most projects begin with a short, contained pilot linked to a specific site or consultation phase.
A typical pilot involves:
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Identifying 8–10 key locations across the site
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Agreeing concise content relevant to each location
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Launching the experience alongside existing engagement
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Reviewing location-specific engagement data to inform reporting and next steps
Pilots are time-limited, fully contained, and designed to support decision-making without adding complexity to existing processes.
Who It’s For
6DPixie is used by:
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Local authority regeneration and planning teams
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Property developers
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Placemaking and community engagement consultancies
It has been designed to work within real planning and regeneration constraints, rather than as a standalone digital initiative.
Explore a Small Pilot
If you’re exploring ways to strengthen public consultation or place-based engagement, get in touch. We’re happy to discuss whether a short pilot would be useful for your project.